EA Sports PGA Tour Interview with Development Team - It's All About Gameplay

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by scagwi

Is anyone else worried that this is really half baked and they are way behind where they'd hoped to be? I just wonder if they are scrambling due to the hard deadline of trying to sync up with The Masters

I'm going to predict a lot of bugs and glitches, but the game will look good so casual gamers (or people who review for IGN) will think it's fine.

[scagwi]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

I'm going to predict a lot of bugs and glitches, but the game will look good so casual gamers (or people who review for IGN) will think it's fine.

Same

A lot, for me, is riding on the next gameplay reveal

The stuttering and lack of smoothness was concerning to me.
I saw some folks speculating that maybe that was related to the Trackman data/integration?

No idea -- but if we aren't even getting 60fps on consoles, the 30fps we do get better be buttery smooth (for 30fps I mean)

[bigkev]

Quote: Originally Posted by RIFRIG

I read somewhere that the game has been in development for 4 years but it probably has a limited amount of staff assigned to it. Regarding getting short changed that is a real possibility they follow 2K's criminally low effort highly priced golf game but we'll have to wait & see.

The bar was really low for them, just being a little bit better than 2K.

Frostbite graphic: Win
Augusta: Win
All 4 Majors: Win
A good career mode: Win

This was enough for them to sell their game at AAA price without too much development effort. Gameplay is secondary and can always be a tiny little bit better in a future game, if they decide to make another one.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by scagwi

Is anyone else worried that this is really half baked and they are way behind where they'd hoped to be? I just wonder if they are scrambling due to the hard deadline of trying to sync up with The Masters

One of the answers a dev gave (I think it was in the interview with the Michigan Golf Live guy on YouTube) when asked about the scramble and chaos in the last phases of development, was something to the effect of "the game is never done".

This is an issue across all gaming now, and has been for years. They can put out a half-baked product, because devs can rely on the patches and updates, etc. The fact they will be patching in 3-click is proof that they won't be able to get everything in the game in time.

And this is a problem for 2K, too...they still don't have the promised crossplay and ranked matchmaking in the game.

[RIFRIG]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrArlingtonBeach

One of the answers a dev gave (I think it was in the interview with the Michigan Golf Live guy on YouTube) when asked about the scramble and chaos in the last phases of development, was something to the effect of "the game is never done". This is an issue across all gaming now, and has been for years. They can put out a half-baked product, because devs can rely on the patches and updates, etc. The fact they will be patching in 3-click is proof that they won't be able to get everything in the game in time. And this is a problem for 2K, too...they still don't have the promised crossplay and ranked matchmaking in the game.

It’s highly possible that EA had three click in the game but pulled it when they realised it didn’t compare well to HB’s spin on that old school mechanic. (Which I think is the best I’ve played on any golf sim, it’s just let down by framerates).

It’s damaging for an IP to release unfinished like 2K’s game & I hope EA do not follow the same path. I don’t want the game delayed but if that’s what it takes just let me know sooner rather than later.

[scagwi]

One wonders if this should be delayed..
It won't be though (due to Masters/Augusta timing tie in)

Augusta I'm sure is ready to go, so even if the rest is half cooked, they'll bank on "fixing it later".
Let's just hope they actually do that..

(ahem...."Rory")

This is exactly how you start the spiral of "it didn't sell well enough initially" (because it's half baked) and then they start cutting the budget based upon that flawed rationale.

[bigkev]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrArlingtonBeach

One of the answers a dev gave (I think it was in the interview with the Michigan Golf Live guy on YouTube) when asked about the scramble and chaos in the last phases of development, was something to the effect of "the game is never done". This is an issue across all gaming now, and has been for years. They can put out a half-baked product, because devs can rely on the patches and updates, etc.

To be honest, it's not just gaming. It was also the case in the few IT projects I worked for.

[burjeffton]

The glimmer of hope i have is this game was originally slated for 2022. They've been given a delay already, so I'm hopeful it results in a bigger, more refined game. 🤞🏼